Chapter 255 Scheme X Humanity X Threat
In the long history of mankind...
War is an enduring theme.
Plunder and be plundered.
Birth and Destruction.
Countless countries and civilizations were born and destroyed in this seemingly endless war cycle.
Following that, like things left behind after death, existences such as treasures and ruins are left behind that are enough to make latecomers crazy.
It can be said that behind every treasure, there must be a civilization that was once brilliant.
「Monka Expeditionary Force」
This is an invincible army that is still recorded in ancient books.
In its heyday, the existence of this army meant endless plunder.
Crazy expansion of territory, crazy destruction of enemy countries.
Then they plundered countless spoils in expedition after expedition.
The goal of the bearded and three-person group is the spoils of the Monka Expeditionary Army.
Actually, after getting the "treasure map", they were not optimistic enough to be able to find the spoils of the Mengka Expeditionary Army.
Because the treasure map left by the predecessors is itself difficult to distinguish between true and false.
Even if the treasure map is real, it is usually not as accurate as "navigation". How to find the "entrance" is always a very difficult thing.
so-
The "teleportation ability" that I don't know how to activate can be said to help them skip the most difficult process.
Now, the three bearded men at the entrance of the cave looked at the ruins of the dungeon in the distance, and felt that "luck" was on their side.
The same is true.
The activation condition of the teleportation ability is related to the "thought after death".
Without Moyou's ability to perceive death thoughts like a "metal detector", normal people and even nemesis masters would be unlikely to find the stone slab entwined with death thoughts.
That is to say...
It was Moyou's arrival that gave the bearded and his party a chance to really get in touch with the treasure.
Otherwise, they would search the entire Alagasy Mountains, and they would never think that the way to get here is to trigger a certain teleportation switch entwined with the thoughts of the afterlife.
In the end, it is very likely that you will return without success.
"Who the **** said there was something wrong with the date I picked. If it wasn't for today, we might not be able to come in here."
The bearded man raised his finger excitedly to the dungeon ruins ahead.
He was still upset at the place where the crash hunter was originally tested.
Now it seems…
Thanks to the fact that he chose to come to Mount Alagasy on this day, otherwise he would not have had the chance to enter the underground ruins out of nowhere.
He guessed that one of the many candidates might have unintentionally triggered the switch that contained the teleportation ability.
As for whether the guess is true, it is not important anymore.
Because they're already here.
"Obviously you are the one talking..."
The man with the back hair and the handsome man looked at their boss and thought at the same time in their hearts.
They are members of the A-level Elimo Thieves Group. This treasure hunt has nothing to do with the group, it is their private action.
The bearded man is the boss of their team, named Ryan, codenamed Lion.
A man with a cold temperament, handsome features and a very neutral appearance, named Baibo, codenamed Viper.
The man with the greasy back hair and the scars on his face is named Mantis, codenamed Mantis.
"Boss, what should we do with those candidates?"
Mantis Mantis looked at the candidates who jumped out of the hole one after another.
Obviously, the candidates who were taking the test were also sent in together.
And at first glance, there are quite a few people.
"Does this still need to be asked?"
The poisonous snake Baibo's long and narrow eyes flashed a chill, and he said lightly: "No matter who it is, as long as it is a guy who will get in the way, kill it as soon as possible."
"Exactly."
Lion Ryan restrained his excitement a little bit, squinted at the candidates who came out of many caves, and said with a sneer: "But don't worry, there are such a group of free pathfinding stones, so you don't need to use them for nothing."
"Too…"
Viper Baibo nodded slightly.
He only wanted to get rid of all the guys who got in the way as soon as possible, but he also agreed with his boss's proposal.
Lion Ryan reminded: "There are a few ability-readers in the group of candidates, you two, don't be overconfident, and there is also the examiner. I will confirm whether he is here later."
"Know."
"clear."
Viper Baibo and Mantis Mantis nodded one after another.
No matter what method is used to deal with the group of candidates below, anyway...
The only ones who can leave here alive in the end are the three of them.
"Let's get in first."
Lion Ryan raised his fingers and fiddled with the number plate hanging on his chest, then jumped out of the hole and fell to the ground.
Viper Baibo and Mantis Mantis followed closely behind.
At the moment.
About 150 candidates have already come out of the cave.
Because the openings on the rock wall are distributed in all directions, the candidates who came out of the openings did not gather together.
They were scattered in the four directions of southeast, northwest, and thus formed four teams located in different directions around the ruins of the dungeon.
And there are still candidates coming out of the cave.
If all the examinees on Mount Aragas were sent in, then there must be more than one hundred and fifty people in this inner space.
Because the people on the Alagasy Mountains are not only those candidates who are taking the second test, but also those candidates who failed to complete the first test and can only return to the foot of the mountain.
Although the candidates who came out of the cave gathered together spontaneously, the atmosphere at the scene was still heavy.
The vast majority of candidates are discussing two things.
One is how exactly they got into this place, and the other is how to get out of this place.
Faced with this discussion full of hostility and complaints, it is of course impossible for Moyou to participate.
After all, he is the one who sent everyone here.
But it can only be said that things are impermanent.
Who made him extremely sensitive to the breath of "Thinking After Death", and then Men Qi deviated from the downhill route in order to collect snow fruits, which caused him to perceive the existence of that stone slab by accident.
That's all.
God knows how the slate entwined with thoughts of the afterlife has the ability to "teleport", and it is such a wide range of teleportation.
Thinking about it now, the "unknown characters" engraved on the stone slab are probably not just decorations.
"I should have taken a photo and then translated it for Pjorn..."
Moyou thought of this.
If I can go out, I don’t know if the stone slab is still there.
Moyou was talking to himself, while listening to the noise around him like a vegetable market.
"I have a proposal."
In order to interrupt this discussion that was brewing negative emotions, Moyou spoke as if he saw a needle.
His words quickly attracted the attention of the candidates present.
The reason why Moyou is so important is because of the amazing ability that Moyou showed in the first test.
"What proposal?"
"Tell me."
Everyone stopped discussing and all looked at Moyou.
The venue suddenly fell silent.
Facing the eyes of everyone looking over, Moyou calmly said:
"We are all unfortunately pulled to this unknown place by a 'magic force'. This is an established reality, so there is no need to dwell on this matter. What we should do now is to find a way to get out of here. Export."
"..."
Everyone looked at each other when they heard the words, but they didn't speak.
Moyou continued: "Fortunately, we can have so many people gathered together. I believe that as long as we work together, it will not be difficult to find the exit, so..."
At this point, Moyou slowly glanced around the crowd, and said with a smile:
"I propose that the candidate with the most senior qualifications present be the captain, and then take us out of here with his rich experience."
"The most experienced..."
Hearing Moyou's proposal, everyone subconsciously looked at Dongba who was hiding behind as an ostrich.
If you want to say that the qualifications are the deepest, it is naturally Dongba who has participated in 30 tests.
"?"
Facing the sudden crowd of eyes, Dongba was stunned, and cold sweat began to ooze from his forehead unconsciously.
What's the meaning?
What does that "source of danger" want to do?
Dong Button feels bad.
Originally hid well, but was picked out by this guy.
From this moment on, Dongba was convinced that Moyou knew his identity information, so he mentioned the precondition of "most seniority".
This is all for self.
For a moment, Dongba felt that he had become a prey...
But, why did this guy in front of him do this?
Could it be because one of the newcomers he had entrapped was someone this guy knew?
So the reason why this guy is following him is to avenge someone?
In just a second or two, a storm rolled up in Dongba's head, thinking of many, many things.
"I... can't."
Then, Dongba gave up his self-esteem as a man without hesitation.
Want him to be the captain?
What a joke.
That's not the captain, but cannon fodder!
"Uncle, although I don't know you, when I proposed, everyone looked at you directly, which shows that everyone has confidence in you."
Moyou looked at Dongba with a smile, as if he didn't see the sweat on Dongba's face.
If Dongba can be tortured to a mental breakdown, I wonder if he can get a reward from "Look and Feel".
For this reason, Moyou will deliberately release a bit of malicious aura towards Dongba.
In this way, Dongba, who was aroused by the malicious aura, will regard him as a dangerous person at any time, and will always be in a "precarious" situation.
"I, I did take a lot of tests..."
Being so targeted by Moyou, Dongba reluctantly showed an expression uglier than crying, and said with trembling lips:
"But I'm going to lose the election, doesn't it just mean that I'm a piece of trash with poor abilities?"
Dongba really didn’t want to be pushed to the forefront, and was even willing to prove to everyone that he was a trash.
His awareness made everyone present show strange expressions.
Moyou took a deep look at Dongba, and said with regret: "What this uncle said is not unreasonable. After all, returning to the election can indeed explain some problems."
"..."
Dongba lowered his head, the flesh on his cheeks couldn't help shaking several times.
Hold back!
Admit it!
Only in this way can we live long!
Dongba kept admonishing himself in his heart.
Failed to push Dongba to the forefront, Moyou asked the candidates present to choose a candidate by themselves, thus retreating behind the crowd.
After a few minutes.
The crowd quickly selected a candidate who had participated in the four tests to serve as the temporary captain.
The candidate's name was Bolton. He was tall and strong, with a thick back and a hunchback. His muscles exposed to the air looked like thick knotted tree roots, which was very eye-catching.
Although he is not a person with the ability to read, but his body shape has an oppressive aura, which is very difficult to mess with at first glance.
After Bolton was elected as the captain, he first asked everyone about the situation of coming here, thus confirming that the tunnel where everyone came was a one-way road.
This high probability means that the holes on the surrounding rock walls are all dead ends.
After obtaining this basic information, Bolton asked the candidates present to form a team of two, and then went to the ruins ahead to find useful clues.
Everyone has no objection to Bolton's arrangement.
Soon, more than 20 teams in groups of two headed towards the ruins of the dungeon ahead.
Moyou and Menqi were naturally in the same team, so they deliberately slowed down and fell behind.
"Master, that group of people... don't look like they are looking for an exit at all."
Men Qi looked at the group of examinees rushing to the ruins of the dungeon ahead.
In the discussion just now, although the theme was "leave here", after the discussion ended, Men Qi was keenly aware of the greedy look in the eyes of some candidates.
Human nature is like this.
"yes."
Moyou looked calm and said:
“When there are few people, they will try their best to think about how to get out of danger because of the scarce sense of security. When there are many people, the sufficient sense of security will make them selectively put aside the disadvantageous situation and turn to satisfy their own desires first.”
"Then this group of people can't be counted on."
Men Qi shook her head slightly.
A dungeon ruins that has not seen the sun, in the eyes of this group of people, is no different from a mountain of banknotes.
Most of the candidates who come to take the test are doing it for money or fame.
And a hunter license can be exchanged for money that cannot be spent in seven lifetimes.
Now, there is a treasure mountain of inestimable value in front of me, so I don’t need to say more about how to choose.
This is the true portrayal of the vast majority of candidates present.
Moyu begs to agree, but understands their thoughts.
After all, the pass rate of the hunter test is pitifully low. After ten consecutive years, the possibility of newcomers getting a license is infinitely close to zero. Only those candidates who have taken multiple tests can get a license.
The vast majority of the candidates here are old people who have already taken the test several times.
If they can get treasures that can be exchanged for a lot of money in this dungeon ruins, then why should they take the risk to participate in the hunter test.
"I didn't count on them in the first place."
Moyou looked forward at the candidates who had rushed into the ruins of the dungeon, his eyes moved slightly, and then he looked up at the giant column standing in the center of the dungeon in the distance.
Just now, he felt some changes in the breath of after death.
If the perceived "change" is compared to a picture.
So-
Probably a group of unknown objects is extending countless tentacles to various places in the dungeon ruins.
"Sure enough, it's not an ordinary ruin..."
Moyou's eyes were slightly dignified.
at the same time.
The teams of candidates who gathered spontaneously from other directions also headed towards the ruins of the dungeon.
Among them were the three men from the Elimo Thieves Group, there were also knights from the Phantom Troupe, and seven or eight people with the ability to read.
All the people who come here—
The goal is the same.
All went into the ruins.
But they don't know that the threat is coming quietly.
Among all the people, only Moyou was able to "see" the movement of the mind after death.
A relative died of liver cancer today. He was the same age as me.
I could still see people the day before yesterday, but not today.
Death is so heavy.
After I came back today, I was extremely tired both physically and mentally.
May be really too anxious.
I feel like I'm fast too.
(end of this chapter)